Japan's prime minister to step down, Fumio Kishida, won't seek his party's leadership

Japan's Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, has announced he is dropping out of his party's leadership race next month. With the Liberal Democratic Party controlling both houses of parliament, that means whoever wins the vote will succeed him as prime minister. His decision follows a series of corruption scandals and historically low approval ratings.   Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #JapanPM #FumioKishida #LeadershipRace #LiberalDemocraticParty #CorruptionScandals #ApprovalRatings #JapanesePolitics